i'd say if the opportunity arises- and the price is right, they should do it. Caron's value is diminishing even though he's playing better. he's clearly on the downside. seems like the guys who are getting obscenely overvalued as free-agents are PF types- Gooden, Amir Johnson, etc... though im sure there are a few outliers(ben gordon
) i suppose there is the possibility of a sign and trade somewhere. don't see Butler as a guy we'd try and re-sign. he's never really fit.
Iggy on the other hand could really benefit from a trade to a contender. his game and effort would ramp up a notch, presumably. he was pretty sick a couple years back in the playoffs- really stepped up.
he's a better passer, rebounder, defender, ball handler, finisher on the break, moves better w/out the ball and gets to the free-throw line more. he can even help mitigate some of the back-up point guard issues at times. Iggy is more versatile both offensively and defensively. he's also younger and more athletic which never hurts.
Caron seems like a great guy(even though there were some flashes of ego and denial earlier this year during a horrible stretch for him) but i don't see how swapping him for Iggy kills chemistry. this team's defense already looks stellar and the swap would only make that end even better.
Caron's the kind of guy that can catch fire and carry a team for a quarter, plays pretty good on ball defense. but he's a ball stopper;can no longer finish at the rim or on the break;isn't a good ball handler and needs lots of shots to be effective; he doesnt create for others and his rebounding and free throw shooting are even down. he's more of a 6th man but acts like a starter.
Iggy can impact a game w/out dominating the ball and would create more opportunities at the rim(both for himself (5.8 assists per last year!) and others) which, even with a healthy Roddy, this team could use.
Cp's not going anywhere.Melo brings baggage and costs us Roddy. Iggy's just right.